Clark Terry Quintet (w Johnny Griffin) - Serenade To A Bus Seat

Recorded 27th April 1957. This release 2007 as part of the 24bit remastered \'Keepnews Collection\'.

Review by Scott Yanow:
This CD reissue matches together trumpeter Clark Terry (before he switched to flugelhorn) with tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones. Most notable about the music is that Terry wrote five of the eight selections (including the colorful title cut which pays tribute to life on the road with Duke Ellington); the other numbers are \"Donna Lee,\" a pretty version of \"Stardust\" and a slightly Latinized \"That Old Black Magic.\" Terry and Griffin were a potent team, making one regret that they did not record together much through the years. This set contains excellent straightahead jazz performed with plenty of spirit.

01. Donna Lee
02. Boardwalk
03. Boomerang
04. Digits
05. Serenade To A Bus Seat
06. Stardust
07. Cruising
08. That Old Black Magic